In the continuation of the border tension between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia, the sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire. The Kremlin spokesman asked both sides to refrain from actions that could lead to escalation of tension.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Defense ministries of Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of violating the ceasefire.
 
According to "Radio Armenia", the Ministry of Defense of Armenia announced that the armed forces of Baku fired at the positions of this country last night with different caliber weapons. This incident happened in the eastern part of the border between the two countries. Armenia announced that there were no casualties in this shooting.
 
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan also announced that on Sunday from 19:35 to 21:50 local time, the units of the Armenian armed forces fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani army using different caliber weapons, and subsequently the units of the Azerbaijani army took retaliatory measures. They gave.
 
This round of shootings was met with a quick response from Russia. According to "Al-Jazeera" news channel, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Kremlin, asked both sides to refrain from actions that could lead to escalation of tension.
 
This incident happened hours before the meeting of Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jihun Bayramov for another round of peace talks hosted by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Washington.
 
The war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2020 resulted in the deaths of more than 6,500 soldiers from both sides, which ended relatively with an agreement under the supervision of Russia, and Armenia withdrew from its claim for the possession of lands that it had owned for decades.
 
The efforts for the final peace between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan are at a time when the two countries are seeking to strengthen their military bases after the end of the war.
 
In this regard, the media announced the increase in the military budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2023 and wrote that strengthening the military power of the Republic of Azerbaijan and ensuring national security is the main priority of the government budget expenditures and in the government budget of 2023, 3.1 billion dollars, which is 17.1% More than 2022 has been dedicated to these goals.